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author | Aric Gardner <agardner@linuxfoundation.org> | 2015-09-11 15:45:39 -0400 |
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committer | Aric Gardner <agardner@linuxfoundation.org> | 2015-09-11 15:45:39 -0400 |
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diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst deleted file mode 100644 index e5b433fa..00000000 --- a/docs/quickstart.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,233 +0,0 @@ -Getting Started with 'vsperf' -============================= - -Hardware Requirements ---------------------- - -VSPERF requires the following hardware to run tests: IXIA traffic -generator (IxNetwork), a machine that runs the IXIA client software and -a CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core) host. - -vSwitch Requirements --------------------- - -The vSwitch must support Open Flow 1.3 or greater. - -Installation ------------- - -Follow the `installation instructions <installation.md>`__ to install. - -IXIA Setup ----------- - -On the CentOS 7 system -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -You need to install IxNetworkTclClient$(VER\_NUM)Linux.bin.tgz. - -On the IXIA client software system -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Find the IxNetwork TCL server app (start -> All Programs -> IXIA -> -IxNetwork -> IxNetwork\_$(VER\_NUM) -> IxNetwork TCL Server) - -Right click on IxNetwork TCL Server, select properties - Under shortcut tab in -the Target dialogue box make sure there is the argument "-tclport xxxx" -where xxxx is your port number (take note of this port number you will -need it for the 10\_custom.conf file). - -|Alt text| - -Hit Ok and start the TCL server application - -Cloning and building src dependencies -------------------------------------- - -In order to run VSPERF, you will need to download DPDK and OVS. You can -do this manually and build them in a preferred location, or you could -use vswitchperf/src. The vswitchperf/src directory contains makefiles -that will allow you to clone and build the libraries that VSPERF depends -on, such as DPDK and OVS. To clone and build simply: - - .. code-block:: console - - cd src - make - -VSPERF can be used with OVS without DPDK support. In this case you have -to specify path to the kernel sources by WITH\_LINUX parameter: - - .. code-block:: console - - cd src - make WITH_LINUX=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build - -To build DPDK and OVS for PVP testing with vhost_user as the guest access -method, use: - - .. code-block:: console - - make VHOST_USER=y - -To delete a src subdirectory and its contents to allow you to re-clone simply -use: - - .. code-block:: console - - make clobber - -Configure the ``./conf/10_custom.conf`` file --------------------------------------------- - -The supplied ``10_custom.conf`` file must be modified, as it contains -configuration items for which there are no reasonable default values. - -The configuration items that can be added is not limited to the initial -contents. Any configuration item mentioned in any .conf file in -``./conf`` directory can be added and that item will be overridden by -the custom configuration value. - -Using a custom settings file ----------------------------- - -Alternatively a custom settings file can be passed to ``vsperf`` via the -``--conf-file`` argument. - - .. code-block:: console - - ./vsperf --conf-file <path_to_settings_py> ... - -Note that configuration passed in via the environment (``--load-env``) -or via another command line argument will override both the default and -your custom configuration files. This "priority hierarchy" can be -described like so (1 = max priority): - -1. Command line arguments -2. Environment variables -3. Configuration file(s) - --------------- - -Executing tests ---------------- - -Before running any tests make sure you have root permissions by adding -the following line to /etc/sudoers: - - .. code-block:: console - - username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL - -username in the example above should be replaced with a real username. - -To list the available tests: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./vsperf --list-tests - -To run a group of tests, for example all tests with a name containing -'RFC2544': - - .. code-block:: console - - ./vsperf --conf-file=user_settings.py --tests="RFC2544" - -To run all tests: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./vsperf --conf-file=user_settings.py - -Some tests allow for configurable parameters, including test duration -(in seconds) as well as packet sizes (in bytes). - -.. code:: bash - - ./vsperf --conf-file user_settings.py - --tests RFC2544Tput - --test-param "rfc2544_duration=10;packet_sizes=128" - -For all available options, check out the help dialog: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./vsperf --help - -Executing PVP tests -------------------- -To run tests using vhost-user as guest access method: - -1. Set VHOST_METHOD and VNF of your settings file to: - - .. code-block:: console - - VHOST_METHOD='user' - VNF = 'QemuDpdkVhost' - -2. Recompile src for VHOST USER testing - - .. code-block:: console - - cd src - make cleanse - make VHOST_USER=y - -3. Run test: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./vsperf --conf-file <path_to_settings_py> - -To run tests using vhost-cuse as guest access method: - -1. Set VHOST_METHOD and VNF of your settings file to: - - .. code-block:: console - - VHOST_METHOD='cuse' - VNF = 'QemuDpdkVhostCuse' - -2. Recompile src for VHOST USER testing - - .. code-block:: console - - cd src - make cleanse - make VHOST_USER=n - -3. Run test: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./vsperf --conf-file <path_to_settings_py> - - - -GOTCHAs: --------- - -OVS with DPDK and QEMU -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -If you encounter the following error: "before (last 100 chars): -'-path=/dev/hugepages,share=on: unable to map backing store for -hugepages: Cannot allocate memory\r\n\r\n" with the PVP deployment -scenario, check the amount of hugepages on your system: - -.. code:: bash - - cat /proc/meminfo | grep HugePages - - -By default the vswitchd is launched with 1Gb of memory, to change -this, modify --socket-mem parameter in conf/02_vswitch.conf to allocate -an appropriate amount of memory: - -.. code:: bash - - VSWITCHD_DPDK_ARGS = ['-c', '0x4', '-n', '4', '--socket-mem 1024,0'] - --------------- - -.. |Alt text| image:: images/TCLServerProperties.png |